I'm a Cybersecurity student and I've just picked up a second router to experiment with for my labs. My main router is in another room, and I currently use a powerline ethernet adapter to get the internet to my computer. I'm not sure if I can just plug my new router into the same coax connection as the first one. I already have internet, so can I just set up this second router in my room and still do everything I want without needing to connect it directly to the internet? I'm working on networking stuff this term, and I'd like to play around with the routers.
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If you're just experimenting with settings and don’t need internet access, you don’t have to connect it to the internet at all. Just link your computer to the router via ethernet and you can play around with configurations like DHCP and firewall settings without needing an internet connection. However, if you want actual internet access through the second router, plug an ethernet cable from the main router to the second one and then connect your computer to the second router.
You can totally piggyback the second router off your main one. Just make sure to disable its DHCP settings, and use it as a switch instead. This way, it can work with your existing setup without needing a separate internet connection.
You can connect your second router directly to the first one for internet access. Plug it into the main router via an ethernet cable. It can manage its own local network with different IPs for connected devices, or extend your existing network if you configure it that way.
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